Bringing Spring in
Spring is my favourite time of the year,and after being cooped up all Winter, I am impatiently ready to give Spring a boost! It's still chilly and unpredictable here in Southern Ontario, so I'm bringing Spring inside! Here are 5 foolproof ways to do just that!
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1. Open a window! Then wash it!
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2. Buy tulips and daffodils at the supermarket!
There are a few mystery tulips and daffs in our little front yard, planted by squirrels. They aren't up yet, but our No Frills store sells a gorgeous little bunch of them for $4.00! Bulb plants like tulips and daffodils are so Springy and I am really happy that I can 'pick them' every week, either in the front yard or at the grocery store! Since April is Daffodil Month you shouldn't have any trouble finding some to purchase.
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3. Start some seeds!
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4. Force some flowers!
Did you know that you can force flowers to bloom? It sounds mean, but they don't seem to mind it! If you are too softhearted to force things, you can buy branches that are already blooming at your local greenhouses, garden shows and Chinese food grocery stores. Forsythia, pussy willows, lilac, serviceberry, indeed, any flowering branch will do the trick! Here is a simple how-to . Let me know if you try it! I have an eye on my lilac tree!
5. Make a Spring wreath!
Wreaths aren't just for Christmas, you know! I make one for each season. This super easy tutorial will show you how to make a gorgeous Spring wreath, using the pussywillow branches that you forced!
How do you bring Spring in at your house?
:: Pussywillow image courtesy of Steven Depolo, Wikimedia; Tulips, Paul Shannon, Wikimedia, Pussywillow Wreath, PejNolen, Flickr. All other images courtesy of Buy Canadian First members Chapters.Indigo, Attitude and Lee Valley.
